VINCI Facilities Plastering Apprenticeship

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Tipton (DY4 8XE)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 6 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 March 2026

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Summary

A great opportunity to join the VINCI Facilities team as a Plastering Apprentice. The successful candidate will be trained in all aspects of Plastering whilst working towards a level 2 qualification. Trained by experienced staff. Duties will include mixing up, cutting/measuring/fixing boards, skimming, putting beads on, patch plastering etc.

Wage

£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

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Training course
Plasterer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 27 April 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Successful candidates will be expected to:

  • Undertake training in a full range of plastering repairs, maintenance and installation works
  • To carry out routine and planned maintenance
  • Carry out responsive repairs on plastering works i.e. patch plastering, filling channels etc.
  • Installation of plastering works i.e. some properties will need to be taken back to brickwork and then re-plastered throughout and some will need just certain rooms or areas to be plastered or boarded and skimmed
  • Confident to interact with people of all ages and abilities
  • Communicating openly, engaging with customers/residents

Where you'll work

Fisher Street
Dudley Port
Tipton
DY4 8XE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SANDWELL COLLEGE

Training course

Plasterer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • SP: Estimate quantities and select solid plastering and render materials.
  • SP: Select, use and store hand tools for solid plastering and rendering.
  • SP: Mix materials for solid plastering and render to ratio.
  • SP: Apply floating coat plaster to solid back grounds, including the formation of 90 degree angles with bead, consolidation and mechanical key application.
  • SP: Apply setting coat plaster.
  • SP: Apply plain face render to scratch coat renders, including forming a hard angle.
  • SP: Apply scratch coat renders, including mechanical key, dobbing out coats and application of render beads.
  • SP: Prepare background surfaces to receive solid plasters, and renders, including the application of solid plastering and render primers and sealers.
  • SP: Measure, mark out and cut plasterboard to fit area and obstacles, using hand tools.
  • SP: Install plasterboard to timber surfaces and reinforce joints.
  • SP: Direct bond plasterboard to solid backgrounds, including sealing around obstacles.
  • SP: Carry out solid plaster repair: For example, replace plasterboard, patch plaster to solid background.
  • FP: Select, use and store hand tools for fibrous plastering applications.
  • FP: Estimate quantities and select fibrous plastering materials.
  • FP: Prepare and mix fibrous plaster materials, including reinforcement.
  • FP: Prepare and mark out background surfaces to receive fibrous plaster components.
  • FP: Construct moulds.
  • FP: Prepare bench and moulds for casting.
  • FP: Run mould and release casts.
  • FP: Measure and cut fibrous components to form straight and mitred cuts.
  • FP: Set and mark out for cornice installation.
  • FP: Fix cornice including straight runs, stops and 90 degree internal and external angles.
  • FP: Carry out fibrous plaster repair, for example, replacement or patching.
  • FP: Set out for fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • FP: fix fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

Training schedule

The successful candidate will receive full on the job training from experienced colleagues in Plastering and all connected trades. They will attend College one day a week and be visited in the workplace by their assessor to help guide them along the work required. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-3/A-D)
  • Maths (grade 9-3/A-D)

Other in:

  • English (grade Level 1)
  • Maths (grade Level 1)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • Adhere to Health & Safety
  • Wearing of PPE
  • Respect for others
  • Professional approach
  • Flexibility

Other requirements

Proof of qualification certificates will be required during the recruitment process. You must be able to wear a uniform & appropriate Personal Protective Equipment at all times. You must be able to travel to college and it would be advantageous to be physically fit. We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date, if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible.

About this employer

Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.

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After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is a fixed term 24 month contract and at the end you will gain a Level 2 Plastering apprenticeship. However, the skills, knowledge and experience gained in this apprenticeship will allow you to gain future opportunities in the sector.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SANDWELL COLLEGE

anna_bishop@sandwell.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021896.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Monday 6 April 2026 at 11:59pm)